Jim Carey gives us a math lesson



What number did Michael Jordan, the greatest basketball player in the history of the game, wear on his jersey? 23. And what number does Lebron James wear today? 23.

Coincidence?

Not if you believe The Number 23, the new film from maestro Joel Schumacher, who's probably best known for making the worst movie of all time: Batman & Robin. He's returned from a 3-year filmmaking hiatus to tell the story of Walter Sparrow, a man who sees the number 23 everywhere he turns after reading a book called, you guessed it, The Number 23. 23 is how old he was when he met his wife Agatha, played by Virginia Madsen (this is the kind of movie where people are called Walter and Agatha and, no kidding, Robin Sparrow). Add up all the numbers in his driver's license and you get 23. His birthday? 23. Social Security Number? 23. 9 plus 14? Yep, 23. He can't escape it.


Carey also plays a character called Fingerling and Madsen has a second role as someone named Fabrizia. The trailer doesn't get into any of this, so we can only speculate about the ways Fingerling and Fabrizia are involved in the plot. Maybe they can explain the mystery of 23. I have a feeling I'll never learn the answer.